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Fisheries Protection. (5 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: It is remarkable that the local authority in question was informed of the need for the licence but did not proceed. Questions must be asked about the local authority's relationship with the Department and its management of the legislation. The River Suir, like many rivers in the south east and on the east coast, is under severe pressure with salmon numbers far below conservation limits. That...

Fisheries Protection. (5 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: We can start.

Fisheries Protection. (5 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister of State failed to provide a response on how we will look after the specific interests of commercial fishermen on the Suir. The problem is that he cannot do so under current policy. I assure the Minister of State that Green Party members nationally are very much behind the campaign I organised. Have members of the Minister of State's party expressed doubts or interest on current...

Written Answers — Energy Requirements: Energy Requirements (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will act to make a reality the prospect outlined at the Teagasc national tillage conference in 2003 of Ireland supplying all its energy requirements from fuel crops; and if she will encourage the development of the biofuel sector for the sake of all farmers, especially those who depended on the Carlow sugar factory. [14230/05]

Written Answers — Animal By-Products: Animal By-Products (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is examining the possibility of making safe use of digestate from anaerobic digestion in view of the fact that Denmark and Britain both permit spread of digestate; and if so, the outcome of her examinations. [14231/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance when he intends to sign into law the EU public procurement directive; and the practical applications of the directive which are being considered for use once it is signed into law. [14100/05]

Written Answers — Enviromental Policy: Enviromental Policy (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will set an example for private sector developers and require that building contracts it commissions use a percentage of products such as green cement to help achieve the national climate change reduction targets. [14101/05]

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has satisfied himself that consideration of EPAs at the 133 committee meeting of 6 May 2005 gives Ireland and other member states sufficient time to consider the UK paper on EPAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/05]

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports the view advocated by the UK Government in the context of the EPA negotiations that the EU should propose within the WTO that Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, should be reviewed as suggested by the Commission for Africa, in order to reduce the requirement for reciprocity and...

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports the view advocated by the UK Government in the context of the EPA negotiations that the EU should offer ACP countries an alternative to an EPA which would provide no worse market access to the EU than is currently enjoyed under Cotonou preferences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/05]

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports the view advocated by the UK Government in the context of the EPA negotiations that investment, competition and government procurement should be removed from the negotiations unless specifically requested by an ACP regional negotiating group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14239/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 514: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are statutory requirements for local authorities to complete transport analysis and traffic modelling reports on a new roadway being proposed under Part 8 of the public consultation and local authority decision-making process. [14424/05]

Job Losses. (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to share time with Deputy Morgan.

Job Losses. (4 May 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I join my colleagues from Waterford in expressing the condolences of the Green Party to the workers of Waterford Crystal. It must be a bleak and difficult night in the town of Dungarvan, which I know well, with the future looking much more precarious and uncertain. A company operating in international markets is subject to the vagaries of international forces and there is no doubt that recent...

Written Answers — Common Foreign and Security Policy: Common Foreign and Security Policy (28 Apr 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any recent discussions with his EU counterparts on the new EU battlegroups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13683/05]

Written Answers — Arms Trade: Arms Trade (28 Apr 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the EU's arms embargo on China will be lifted in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12196/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Apr 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will consider extending exemptions on VRT to vehicles used in van pooling systems which allow for several workers to share the one vehicle in commuting to and from work and which are restricted from other uses by regulation of the insurance conditions. [9743/05]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (27 Apr 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent figures on consumer debt which show a higher ratio of debt to income than ever before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12189/05]

Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Bill 2000 changed from Sea Pollution (Hazardous and Noxious Substances) (Civil Liability and Compensation) Bill 2000: Report and Final Stages. (27 Apr 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I join Deputy Broughan in commending the Minister of State and his officials on bringing this legislation through. I add to his call for some review or clarification at a meeting of the joint committee. There has been a great deal of legislation in this area recently and perhaps it might have been possible to amalgamate some of those Bills. I commend Deputy Broughan on his resilience and for...

Order of Business. (27 Apr 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Given that the Minister for Transport seems to be of the view that we should have an overall national transport regulator, which legislation would introduce such a regulator? Would it be the transport reform Bill, for which we do not have an expected date? On what date will the relevant legislation be introduced?